Thyroid Hormone Detection System

Overview

This project will help individuals who suffer from chronic thyroid disease such as hypothyroidism by making it easy to check one’s thyroid hormone levels in the comforts of home. Thyroid disease affects twenty million Americans and hypothyroidism, the most common form, occurs when not enough thyroid hormone is produced in the body. Consequently, deficient levels of thyroid hormone lead to symptoms such as constant tiredness, hair loss, and a host of other issues related to metabolism. Although there exist thyroid hormone tests which can be accessed at the doctor’s office, they are time consuming, costly, and inconvenient to access. As a result, many individuals with hypothyroidism don’t get hormone levels checked frequently enough, which causes the disease to progress and worsen. Early and frequent screening will help reduce cases of hypothyroidism, but there is no convenient way to do this. This project aims to create such a system which will help individuals with thyroid issues receive adequate treatment through frequent and cheap monitoring of their hormone levels in the comfort of their own homes.

Competition history

• AJAS 2019 Category not listed

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